Coastal Resource Management in the Wider Caribbean : Resilience, Adaptation, and Community Diversity

This Book Presents An Alternative Look At Existing Coastal Management Initiatives In The Caribbean, Focusing On The Need To Pay More Attention To The Local Community. Emphasizing The Great Heterogeneity Of Caribbean Communities, The Book Shows How The Diversity Of Ecosystems And Cultures Has Generated A Significant Resilience And Capacity To Adapt, In Which The Notion Of Community Itself Has To Be Re-examined. The Concluding Chapter Presents Lessons Learned And A Series Of Practical Recommendations For Decision-makers.